Author's note: Hi, everyone! Here's another chapter of The Kanichiomiya Site. I hope you enjoy!

2

The Grand Star

On Saturday, everyone had eagerly gathered by 9:50 at our house, clambering with excitement. Even I had begun to look forward to our trip. Feet tapped, whines were made, and "UGH!"s were cried as everyone began to get impatient.

"Calm down, guys," I said. "They'll be here soon."

Sure enough, at 10:00 on the dot, the doorbell rang. I opened it to see a light brown Keronian standing at the door. "Is this the Hinata residence?" he asked.

I nodded. "It is."

He smiled politely. "May I come in?"

"Of course."

I led him in, and instantly there was a smile from Keroro. "Major Morara! How are you?"

"Fine, thank you, Sergeant. And you?"

"Wonderful, de arimasu! We're all so excited, de arimasu!"

He chuckled. "Whenever you're ready, we are."

"Yes!" everyone cheered.

Morara smiled again. "Then come with me. Keroro Platoon- bring your skimmers."

We followed him out of the house- I made sure to lock the door behind us- and followed him to the park near our house. There, we found six skimmers waiting for us- two dark blues, a silver, a light blue, a dark green, and a pink. "These are for each of you," Morara instructed.

"They'll barely hold our weight!" I shrieked. "Those are meant for Keronians, not humans!"

Morara chuckled. "Patience, Pekoponian. You'll only be using them as humans once."

"Humans… once? Wait, what?"

"You'll see."

I scrunched myself on the pink skimmer as Morara instructed us on how to use them. Then he produced a brown skimmer from behind a tree. "Let's go."

With some difficulty, I followed him on the skimmer and the platoon and humans trailed behind me. On the ground, I saw Mois waving and calling, "Have a good time! You could say, I wish I was coming with you?"

"Please take care of the house for us, Mois-chan!" I called back as we flew into the clouds and towards a massive gold UFO- the Grand Star.

"WOW!" Fuyuki gushed, his eyes sparkling. "It's even bigger up close!"

"Of course it is, you baka," I responded. "Stop gawking. You're being rude."

He grinned sheepishly. "Gomen."

Once we were right next to the Grand Star, though, I could fully appreciate the size. It was the size of a small city. I'm not kidding. A hatch opened for us, and compared to the rest of the ship it was a tiny dot. Grand Star, Death Star, I thought with a mental chuckle. Same difference, but with Keronians instead of Darth Vader.

We flew into the hatch and parked the skimmers, and then Morara ushered us through a small, Keronian-sized door. We had to squish to get through. If all Keronian entries were this size, touring Keron could get annoying.

However, we emerged into a large hallway that was big even for us- it almost looked a little like the halls in the secret base under our house. Everyone began to chatter excitedly as Morara led us through a maze of hallways until we reached a huge door.

"The command center," Morara said proudly, and Tamama beamed. The door slid open and we walked inside. Instantly, Kururu groaned.

"Does that brat seriously have to be here?"

A small smile crossed my face as I saw who he was protesting to- New Recruit Tororo. And next to Tororo was the rest of the Garuru Platoon. Tororo laughed. "Pupupu. You're the brat."

"Master!" Taruru squealed and ran over to Tamama, nearly tackling him in a hug. Pururu smiled and gave Keroro a wave. Zoruru simply stared challengingly at Dororo. "It's been a long time, Zeroro," he stated.

"Zoruru," Garuru said warningly. "What did I say about killing Dororo? And Tororo, the same goes for Kururu."

They both huffed as Garuru and Giroro exchanged a terse nod, the tension between them ever-present. "Garuru," Giroro said simply.

"It's been a while, Giroro," Garuru responded. "Good to see you again."

Giroro nodded stiffly. "You too."

"Now, now," Pururu said cheerfully. "This is supposed to be so that the Pekoponians have some familiar faces. General, come meet our friends!"

A chair at the far end of the command center turned around, revealing a camo-green Keronian. "Welcome, Keroro Platoon, Pekoponians," he greeted. "I am General Ororo. We are so glad you were able to make it."

"General Ororo is the head of the Keron Army," Dororo explained.

I tried not to let the surprise show on my face. The head of the army who wanted to invade Earth, happy to see humans? That was certainly unexpected. But I masked my emotions and smiled. "It was a kind invitation."

"This is amazing!" Fuyuki burst out. "I never thought I'd be seeing Gunso's home!"

"I'm glad you think so," Ororo chuckled. "Young man, you are interested in our culture?"

"That's an understatement!"

"Then I'm assuming you won't object to becoming one of us?"

"Wait," I protested. "You're turning us Keronian?"

"I do hope you don't mind," Ororo said with the utmost politeness. "The procedure is temporary and rather painless. Our best medics will perform it- Pururu included."

That made me feel a bit better. I trusted Pururu.

"I assure you, we wouldn't be doing this were it not absolutely necessary. Our citizens are aware we have visiting Pekoponians, but I'm sure they'll feel more comfortable if they were walking among their own. Besides, it's also for practical reasons. That door you came through from the air hatch? Most doors on Keron are that small. The rooms, restrooms, furniture are all Keronian-sized. You would be more comfortable this way."

I sighed. "If everyone else is okay with it, I am."

Ororo looked at Fuyuki.

"HECK YEAH!"

"If Fuyuki-kun's doing it, then so am I," Momoka added.

"It sounds interesting," Saburo commented.

"It would be fun to see the world from a Keronian perspective," Koyuki stated.

"This would be perfect inspiration for my manga!" Mama said enthusiastically. And that settled the matter.

Pururu ushered us out and said, "Follow me to the infirmary." I took a deep breath and prepared myself for my weirdest experience yet.